'Hard to imagine what our democracy would look like without vigilance of journalists'

May 03, 2017, at 04:53 am

Ontario, May 2 (IBNS): In the wake of the struggling and declining media industry in distribution of news, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Mélanie Joly made a call last week that the Canadian media industry needs to be redefined, media reports said.

Series of explosions in hydro vault paralyses Toronto Downtown

May 02, 2017, at 03:17 pm

Toronto, May 2 (IBNS): A series of explosions rocked the underground hydro vaults of Bank of Nova Scotia at the financial district of Downtown Toronto, paralysing the area, reports said.

US lumber tariffs to hinder Canada’s lumber industry

Apr 26, 2017, at 06:03 pm

Toronto, Apr 26 (IBNS): The long simmering softwood lumber dispute between the Canada and US took the centre stage when US President Donald Trump and his administration slammed Ottawa’s provocation to 'rough' trade practices and slapped new duties on Canadian lumber.

Canada: Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne introduces Fair Housing Plan

Apr 21, 2017, at 06:59 am

Toronto, Apr 20 (IBNS): Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne on Thursday introduced Fair Housing Plan (FHP) to make housing more affordable for home buyers and help renters market, a recent news release said.

'Canada bears humanitarian obligations towards Korean Peninsula'

Apr 19, 2017, at 04:46 am

Toronto, Apr 18 (IBNS): John Bishop was one of hundreds of Canadians, sixty-six years ago this month, who had fought to keep the South Korean city of Seoul from falling back into North Korean hands, media reports said.

No ties as important as one with indigenous people: Canada PM

Apr 19, 2017, at 12:37 am

Toronto, Apr 18 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that no relationship is more important to his government than the one with the Indigenous Peoples of the land.

Canada: CFIA updates Food Recall Warning due to E. coli O121

Apr 14, 2017, at 04:36 am

Toronto, Apr 13 (IBNS): Canada-wide recall of previous warning, issued on Apr 4, has been updated to include various brands of flour and flour products due to E. coli O121, after the most recent food safety investigation by Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA), media reports said.

Canada: City of Toronto plans to complete construction projects

Apr 14, 2017, at 02:41 am

Toronto, Apr 13 (IBNS): The City of Toronto, municipal governing body of Toronto, have planned to complete various construction projects from April 24 to end of October 2017, which could impact the Ryerson community, media reports said.

Bank of Canada unveils new $10 banknote to celebrate Canada's 150th anniversary

Apr 11, 2017, at 03:55 am

Toronto, Apr 10 (IBNS): The $10 commemorative banknote for Canada's 150 celebrations was unveiled recently at the Bank of Canada in Ottawa, media reports said.

Canada: Large number of icebergs affect North Atlantic’s shipping lanes

Apr 11, 2017, at 03:49 am

Toronto, Apr 10 (IBNS): During the past week more than 400 icebergs have drifted into the North Atlantic shipping lanes, consequently slowing down the ships to a mere crawling or forced them to change their directions to hundreds of miles, media reports said.

Canada: Snowy conditions and high winds cause power outages in Ontario

Apr 08, 2017, at 01:23 am

Toronto, Apr 7 (IBNS): A series of power outages across southern and eastern Ontario, due to heavy snow and high winds, were caused this morning, media reports said.

Spike in E. coli cases results in Canada-wide recall of Robin Hood flour

Apr 07, 2017, at 05:07 am

Toronto, Apr 6 (IBNS): Recent increase in cases diagnosed with E. coli O121 in Canada resulted in extending the original recall of 10-kilogram bags Robin Hood brand flour by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to (CFIA) to the entire Canada, media reports said.

Pandit Prodyut Mukherjee's percussion wizardry regales Toronto audience

Apr 05, 2017, at 06:56 pm

Toronto, April 5 (IBNS): Pandit Prodyut Mukherjee regaled the audience with his mastery over Tabla, an Indian musical instrument, at the third Tookhar Tamasha Art's music festival held in Mississauga, Ontario.

Canada: A Dutch court clears repatriation of Amanda’s cyberbully to Canada

Apr 05, 2017, at 12:22 am

Toronto, Apr 4 (IBNS): A Dutch court has convicted a cyberbully and sentenced him to nearly 11 years in prison for cyberbullying dozens of young girls and gay men., media reports said.

Canada: Federal, provincial and indigenous leaders develop action plan to support First Nations

Apr 02, 2017, at 06:10 pm

Toronto, Apr 2 (IBNS): A new agreement has been recently signed to plan for the First Nation community's future by Indigenous, federal and provincial leaders in Kashechewan, media reports said.

Canada: TDSB bans further travel to U.S.

Mar 25, 2017, at 02:36 am

Toronto, Mar 24 (IBNS): The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) announced that all future trips to United States had been banned allowing only already planned trips to proceed, media reports said

Canadian employees lack career development opportunities: Survey reports

Mar 19, 2017, at 05:40 pm

Toronto, Mar 19 (IBNS): Canadian employees had been complaining that they lacking career development opportunities and were wiling to see a cut in their pay as an alternative to getting better career development opportunities, media reports said.

US proposal to reintroduce B.C. grizzlies in North Cascade area gets huge response

Mar 18, 2017, at 02:52 pm

Toronto, Mar 18 (IBNS): The United States recently identified The Wells Gray area of central B.C.-- which had 317 grizzlies in 2012-- along with a larger area in northwest Montana, as possible sources of bear population to be tapped for reintroducing these to The North Cascade area, media reports said.

Canada Goose goes on sale in Toronto and New York

Mar 18, 2017, at 04:57 am

Toronto, Mar 17 (IBNS): The Toronto-based company Canada Goose, popular for its winter jackets and for its $900 parkas with fur-lined hoods, has gone public in stock markets in Toronto and New York under the symbol “GOOS,” media reports said.

Trudeau detaches himself from Senate in Meredith's case

Mar 18, 2017, at 04:46 am

Toronto, Mar 17 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been compelled by NDP's democratic reform critic to put more pressure on the Senate to strengthen its disciplinary actions in the Senator Don Meredith’s case of sexual relationship with a teenager, media reports said.

Canada: Toronto Public Health alarmed at rise of Mumps in city

Mar 18, 2017, at 04:44 am

Toronto, Mar 17 (IBNS): The investigation by the Toronto Public Health (TPH) has revealed the cases of Mumps virus in Toronto has almost doubled from 28 early in the month to 43 as of March 15, media reports said.

Canada: Indigenous woman promotes indigenous culture in U of T

Mar 15, 2017, at 04:12 am

Toronto, Mar 14 (IBNS): A free event was organized by the Indigenous Studies Student Union at the University of Toronto (U of T) featuring dancing, singing, food, and workshops, media reports said.

Canada: Federal Court Judge Robin Camp quits for his controversial remark in 2014 rape case

Mar 14, 2017, at 04:48 am

Calgary, Mar 11 (IBNS): A Federal Court Judge, who during a rape case trial in 2014 asked a 19-year-old rape victim that why could she not keep her knees together, has been forced to quit the bench following a scathing attack by the body that oversees the Canadian judiciary, reports Calgary Metro.

Canada: FNUC undertakes revitalization of indigenous languages in Saskatchewan

Mar 14, 2017, at 04:36 am

Toronto, May 13 (IBNS): With the aim of revitalization of indigenous languages in Saskatchewan, First Nations University of Canada (FNUC) has been working with Prince's Charities Canada and published five children's books in indigenous language written by SayITFirst Inc., media reports said.

Canada: PM Justin Trudeau gets award at Houston energy conference

Mar 11, 2017, at 03:56 am

Toronto, Mar 10 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was the proud recipient of 'CERAWeek Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award for his commitment to sustainability', informed CERAWeek.

Police raid marijuana dispensaries across Canada

Mar 10, 2017, at 05:14 am

Toronto, Mar 9 (!BNS): Canada wide raid by police on marijuana dispensaries belonging to Marc Emery and his wife Jodie resulted in their arrest at Pearson International Airport on Wednesday night as they were on their way to a pot festival in Europe, media release said.

mobileLIVE wins Canada's Best Managed Companies title

Mar 10, 2017, at 05:02 am

Toronto, Mar 9 (IBNS): Nestled in Ontario's Richmond Hill, IT professional services company, mobileLIVE has been honoured with the prestigious Canada's Best Managed Companies designation.

Canada consumer price index rises in Dec last finance na us/canada?

Mar 05, 2017, at 12:46 am

Calgary, Mar 4 (IBNS) As per recent report of Statistics Canada, the consumer price index- which measures changes in the price level of market basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households- had gone up by 2.1 percent in Dec 2016 in comparison to Dec 2015.

Canada: Ontario wraps up pre-budget consultations

Mar 03, 2017, at 04:39 am

Toronto, Mar 2 (IBNS): Participation of people of Ontario in the budget process has been a part of Ministry of Finance’s plan to create jobs and grow the economy, a media release said.

Emergency visas are granted immediately now: India's Consul General in Toronto

Mar 01, 2017, at 10:51 pm

In an exclusive interview with IBNS Toronto bureau, Consul General of India in Toronto, Canada, Dinesh Bhatia talks about improved consular services, trade between the two countries and his personal life